{"product_id":"hobbyboss-1-35-pz-kpfw-vi-sd-kfz-182-tiger-ii-henschel-105mm-plastic-model-kit","title":"HobbyBoss 1\/35 Pz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II (Henschel 105mm) Plastic Model Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003ePz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II (Henschel 105mm) In early October 1942, plans for production of the VK 45.03 were reviewedï ¼ ŒInitially two designs were provided, one by Henschel and one by Porsche.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBoth used a turret design from Krupp; the main differences were in the hull design, transmission and suspension.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Henschel version used a conventional hull design with sloped armor resembling the layout of the Panther tank.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt had a rear mounted engine and used nine overlapping road wheels per side, mounted on transverse torsion bars, in a similar manner to the original Tiger.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTo simplify maintenance, however, the wheels were overlapping rather than interleaved as in the Tiger Henschel won the contract, and all Tiger IIs were produced by the firm.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTwo turret designs were used in production vehicles.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe initial design is sometimes misleadingly called the \"Porsche turret\" due to the belief that it was designed by Porsche for their prototype.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn fact this turret was simply the initial Krupp design for both prototypes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis turret had a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side, to accommodate the commander's cupola.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFifty early turrets were mounted to Henschel's hull and used in action.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe more common \"production\" turret, sometimes called the \"Henschel\" turret, was simplified with a flat face, no shot trap (created by the curved face of the initial-type turret), less-steeply sloped sides, and no bulge for the commander's cupola.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe track system used on the Tiger II chassis was a unique one, which used alternating \"contact shoe\" and \"connector\" links—the contact shoe link had a pair of transverse metal bars that contacted the ground, while the connector links had no contact with the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Tiger II was developed late in the war and made in relatively small numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLike all German tanks, it had a gasoline engine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHowever, this same engine powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tanks of World War II, and consumed a lot of fuel which was already in short supply.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eItem No 84559 Item Name Pz.Kpfw.VI Sd.Kfz.182 Tiger II (Henschel 105mm) Bar Code 6939319245595 Scale 1:35 Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Dimension Length: 322.9mm   Width: 107.3mm Total Plastic Parts 880+ Total Sprues 25 sprues , upper hull , lower hull and turret Chromeplate Parts n\/a Resin Parts n\/a Metal Parts n\/a Photo Etched Parts 1 piece Film Accessory n\/a Released Date 2023-03 More Features The kit consists of over 880 parts \u0026gt;the kit w\/refined detail \u0026gt;multi-slide moulded lower hull , turret \u0026gt;individual tracks \u0026gt;photo etched parts included\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eKey Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1:35\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003ch3\u003eFull Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ctable\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlastic Kits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e   \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItem No\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e84559\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e   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